ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.
Sunday 31st December, 2023.
Topic :Live To Appreciate God.
Memory Verse:Psalms 100:5. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Bible Reading :Psalms 100:1-4. Key Verse: v2.
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
As we witness the last day in last the month of 2023, we need to understand that it is God that made it possible. If we look very well, we will observe that many who began the year with us are no more. I just heard in the news about about 8 members of a family that perished in an auto crash, on their way home to celebrate new year with their loved ones. Such people never knew that their journey will end in disaster and that they would die on the way, if they had known, they would certainly have cancelled the journey and stay alive. Truth is that we are not better than the dead. Rather, we are kept by the power of God, that’s the singular reason we are still standing. “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” Lamentations 3:22-25,32.
From a grateful heart, we have to appear before the Lord this day with much thanksgiving and praises. When we do that, we recognise him as the creator of our souls and preserver of our lives. It is time to raise our voices which he gave us to praise his mighty name. We have to make a joyful noise and dance unto him in appreciation. One of the reasons we must praise and thank God is because he didn’t allow our enemies to have their way in our lives. “I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.”
Psalms 9:2-5.
We have to serve him with joy in response, knowing his goodness and loving-kindness towards us. Our praises, thanksgiving and rejoicing in his presence opens the doors of last munites divine intervention in areas of our lives where we need them. As we do all this, we are laying the right foundations for a most glorious 2024. Thanksgiving and praises activates they keys to divine multiplication. “Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.” John 11:41-43. See also John 6:11-13.
Prayer :Thank you Father God for keeping me alive in good health to witness the last day of December, 2023. I know it’s not because of any special qualities I have, but your loving kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and mercies. Let my thanksgiving, praises and rejoicing deliver to me your last minutes miracles and usher me into a glorious 2024 in Jesus wonderful name…. Amen 🙏🏿.
Yearly Bible Reading : Revelations 22:1-21.
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